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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13
MISS billions ENTERTAINMENT

Opera House, Friday, February Is, for the
Benefit OF the women's Union Benevo-
lent Society.
NORTHUMBERLAND
Arisdne Overture Miitaire.-.....-.H. King
Orchestra
A Telephone Conversation. zee. ........... NJ. Twain
Inc
kObert OF
with MagnihCat by orchestra, arranged BY
Prof SPELL.
Meriky's Conversion Negro dialectL-. .......-A Anon
Spinning Wheel song 10y request -.-....-.. Waller
PART
Selection from JacObowski's opera "Ersinie"
Thee. TUbani
Orchestra.
Aux Italiens ....--... 10000. Robert Rulwe Lytton
with String QuSrtette. Pruf Spell leader)
Tbs Engineer Thy HartWell
Story ola Southern Divine. -. R Cough
Inc ". Bell
with Orchestral Accompaniment composed
for Henry Irving by Sir Julius Benedict,
Prof spell, leader)
The Creed OftheBellS .... .....-.......... Bungey
Admission, SOC. Reserved seats can be
secured at f. W. Runners, Wednesday
morning, without extra charge.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13
A Skin Without Blemish

have suffered all my life With ,tlu dis
OF different kinds and have never found lem,
nent relief, until, by the advice 81 a lady b..
l used your valuable CVUvEA grsrnrr
gave them a thorough trial, using six OIL
the CUrICURA RnuLyENr. twoLa,,s aCvru-,
and seven cakes Of CUrICCKA soar. and n, :.
suit was just what ! had been told II wcun
~'""r'~' "-" brLLh wtD,
Ri"hmoaI y.
Reference, q. ". Latimer, Druggist R,cbr,,.
Virginia,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

\ very pretty and simple costume for
evening dress is described as follows: 1t
was made into a high-necked basque, with
elbow sleeves caught close with ribbon, a
full plain drapery, and was entirely of
white guipure lace over white silk, with
bands of pales green MORE introduced as
side panels in a sash and as reyerS on both
back and front of the basque, A gauze
fan combining the two colOrS and a bOu-
quet of violets completed the toilet.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

Among the new combinations of color is
black with pale-blue. This is effective
when the black is tulle or lace aud the blue
ribbon or flowers. A bunch of great forget
me-nots worn against n black tulle ball
dress by a woman with n little color in her
face produces an artistic combination.
Mauve and deep violet is another exquisite
combination, and is seen in many OF the
new gowns and bGnnetS. Black and bee
brown is shown in brocades on satins and
~velvets, and is very desirable for matrons
past middle life. Pink and bronze is q
new mingling color that is generally ad-
mircd.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

nished the music and of course all those
fortunate enough to be present took full
advantage of it. The refreshments were
delicious and the entire affair was highly
enjoyable.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

One of the most enjoyable and larges
events OF the coming week will be the fan
cy dress skating and dancing carnival to b,
given by the Bachelor Club at the Alham
bra Palace Rink, next Thursday evening
4 large number of ladies and gentlemen
have already signifed their intention O
attending, and it gives promise of being
the largest event of the season. The full
Opera House orchestra will furnish tn,
music both for skating and dancing
Should any of the friends of the club hay,
been overlooked in sending out the invita-
tons they are invited to attend anyway
and Others who know they would be
welcome.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

For the coming week there are several
events promised that will furnish amuse-
ment to our society people to last them
through Lent, although it would surprise
no one to hear of lots of little card parties
being given through the fasting season. This
was the case last year and it is not much
doubt that will be the same this. There
is certainly no harm in a party or con-
genial young folks, with a few elders
thrown in, for that matter, assembling at
the home OF one of them and indulging in
a quiet little game of whist or euchre, and
if it has Just a little of the spice of stolen
fruit about it, that makes it all the more
enjoyable.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

Friday evening a pleasant surprise party
was rendered Miss Emma Miller, of the
North End, at Mason's Hall in Center
Wheeling, the occasion being the anniver'
sary of her birth. Quite number Of young
folks were present, and Birch's orchestra
furnished music to which they merrily
danced until an early hour yesterday
morning. Excellent refreshments were
Served at the proper hour and were highly
enioyed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

NIPPLES, black heads, chapped and oily skin
rim prevented by CUTICUEA INDICATED SoAP.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

On Friday evening Mrs. Col. W. W. Ar
nett gave a very delightful card party at
her residence on Fifteenth street, compli-
mentary 10 Miss Re Smith, IN accomplished
young lady of Virginia, who is Mrs. Geo.
b.. Caldwell,S guest. Euchre and whist
occupied the time and attention of the com
pany in a very pleasant manner until II
O'Clock, when delicious refreshments were
served in a very charming manner. After
a long and satisfactory discussion of the
edibles, cards We're resumed and a number
of exciting games followed, until half-past
l o'clock yesterday morning, when the
guests reluctantly retired from the scene
of so much pleasure.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

Some FIVE months ago | had the plea,n,r 1,
form you Of my improvement in the lis
CuTIcURA REMEDIES in my cas- Of >c,c ,,h,r
Eczema Erythen atesa. and oday ch,,-tr
confirm all then said. CONSIDER my cur :,
feet and complete, and attribute IL cp,l,.,
your remedies. having used M othen
FERNAN EsENCH,Hhr
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

The Maennercbor Singing Society will
give a grand carnival at their hall to-
morrow evening in celebration of ST. VAL
entine's Day. A long and amusing pro-
gramme of arrangements has been
made out, and the event promises to be a
great success. Kramer's foil orchestra
will furnish the music, and a pleasant
time is anticipated.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

On Friday evening Mr.. Will Miller and
Miss Julia DERRICK, two well known
young people Of Center Wheeling, were
married at the German Lutheran Church,
Rev. Paul Ziegelmier officiating. At the
conclusion Of the ceremony they received
the congratulations of a large number of
friends, and were the recipients of many
handsome presents
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

The following interesting bit was heard
on the street, the other day, regarding a
certain young man, whose lame Is changed
here for his benefit
rs it really true that little Perkyns is
going to marry the housemaid ~
mo; but he ought to-"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13
VALENTINE VERSES

no'ES
must have, Of course, some general refer
enee to love, and pansies and tOrget.me-
nOts are used instead Of the holly and lilies
that are sacred TO Christmas and Easter.
This change is due, in some measure, 10
the dissemination of art knowledge, out
chiefly to the absorption of the valentine
making industry by the manufacturers OF
Christmas cards, who prefer rather to make
pretty things than preserve tradition. The
loss Of the distinctive feature, is, however,
to be deplored and regarded as u general
misfortune.
High prices are now paid for valentine
designs. and many OF the best artists in
New York, Chicago, Boston and elsewhere
are glad to do this kind of work. Some of
the leading manufacturers employ design
ers the year round at IA stated salary, but
the greater portion is done By outsiders.
1t is not so very long = that artists turn
ed up their noses at this kind of work,
which they considered beneath them; but
now
THIS Is ALL CHANGED.
Such men rs Louis Tiffany and John
Latarge do not disdain to fresco ceilings
and paint church windows, and Raphael,
if he lived in this degenerate age, would
not consider it beneath hin to decorate a
valentine. The comic valentines, which
make life a burden, are nearly all manu-
featured by = single firm in New York,
which does an immense business in this
line. Prices range all the way from D
cents to $50, and there is no excuse for
forgetting your best girl, and n comic
valentine can be had almost for the ask
ing. II no n senda You one, buy one
for yourself. don't get left.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

4 very pleasant surprise party was ten
dered Miss Jones, of Eighteenth street, on
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-13

with Orchestral Accompaniment composed
for Henry Irving by Sir Julius Benedict,
Prof spell, leader)
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-15

catsa De cats wat rs gwine to jug fob am
de mud cats; dey's fish. Yes, sab; good
cat fish, foh sush." After some parley-
ing, during which ] was somewhat
amused at being cautioned, by this LATEST
darky in the district, that ''mus' low
fob some pretty hard work in juggin'
fob CATS" finally succeeded in inviting
myself to 60 "s-jugging" too, and before
breakfast time discovered that Zeb's
warning was no jest, for during the
next two hours had as tough morn
ing's practice pull as any amateur oars
man could wish for.
Arrived at the rivers bank, the first
step was to prepare our fishing-tackle.
The six stoneware jugs were corked,
and each one tied by the handle to one
end Of some six feet of strong cord; ct
the other end Of the cord was large
fishing-hook. Then, for the first and
only time In my experience, saw
cheese used as fsh-bait. Zeb produced
number Of pieces Of strong cheese, each
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A BLACK CAT COSTUME.
fospnleAsel, l@.l

The Butchery Of Birds Not Enough to Sat-
isfy the Rapacity Of Fashion.
The London Pail Nall Gasstts says: When
last season a young debutante appeared at
fashionable dance in dress trimmed with q
flight Of stuffed canaries, and another lady
fitted about with parrots heads Glaring at
the beholders from all parts Of her gorgeous
costume, it was thought that the fashion
could not 60 much further in its use of the
dumb creation" The summit, however,
was not yet reached, a. the following item
of news from Paris plainly shows: IA IA
vorite dress at fancy -dress balls this winter
will undoubtedly be the black ca
costume "a low necked and sleeve
less corsage and tunic in gold-yellow satin,
cut in one, in the princess style. The latter
10 lOoped under Q short underskirt in black
velvet, and is bordered with row az Nttlo
figures of the Napoleon out out Of black ve1-
vet. On the lett side Of the corsage d PLACED
large stuffed black cat the tail curving over
the wearer's shoulder. while the outstYi9 9Nhod
fOreleW OF the animal claw up one sido Of ~
overskirt. Long black gloves roaching ahog9
The elhov, GoldryelloW sllk stockinGay ~
= bsd enough e buschf 5hs hisds q f3ko = /
In the esFvl6o q 1Gkion, Nh 49, y r. Il
sons bes1ly - hellllast apd 0lee ~ y ~
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Siwash q compared With our red men.
TO this add the rounder faces and higher
cheekbones and lighter complexion Of
the Chinese, and you have the picture
complete.
AZ ths reservation one day Mr.. O. J.
Taylor, the artist, desired to sketch some
Of the peculiar boats Of the Siwash, and
90 We went to the launching beach, whore
the canoes were lying IN rows like boats
on the clubhouse floats along the HAr.
lem or the Schuylkill. They were Of all
sizes and degrees OF magnfhcence from
the simple punt Of little boy to the
eight-f0ot canoe Of the average Indian,
and 90 on up to the gaudy and grand
twenty-foot boat Of swell-to-do family
or enterprising fisherman. But all looked
alike ct 500 yards distance, and, except
for their differing sizes, they were all
alike, oil being dugouts made In precisely
the same way, with precisely the same
head-pieces and tail-pieces, Joined on
after the dugout was finished. The head,
or bow-piece, was always q trifle larger
than the tail-piece, but both represented
with both eyes on each side. That after
noon was looking over some photo
graphs Of the sights of Victoria in
q book store on the main street, and
among the pictures / found bundle of
cards tied up in apaper.
"That," said the bookseller, "is small
lot of Chinese photographs brought here
by vessel from China year or 80 ago.
They are of no interest, however" New
ertheless, / looked them over and among
them found what was called IA Fishing
Scene on Q Chinese River" It repre-
sented q number of boats on . broad
river. To my intense surprise they were
Siwash boats. There could be no mis-
take about II. There were the same
prows and sterns, the same open-mouthed
heads, the same ingenious arrangement
of the eyes, both on one side of the head |;
the same lines or bands stripping the neck
Of prov here and there and exactly the
same general shape to the boats In one
way only did they differ. Some of the
Chinese boats had part Of their holds
rooted over. The roofing was done with
mating laid on bent sticks, like barrel
slaves, to Judge from descriptions of
other boat awnings have heard described
and that looked like these in the picture.
Icalled the attention Of the bookseller to
the similarity of the Chinese boats to the
6iwash dug-outs.
II never noticed that BEFORE" said he (;
''but when Japanese man. -of-war came
here, o year or 90 ago, . great many folks
noticed strong resemblance between
the Japs and the Siwash, and 1t made a
great deal of talk"
The people in Victoria are apt to talk
about the Siwssh very much, as the peo-
pie Of the plains talk about the Indians
there, saying that they are lazy and
dirty and Vicious lot, poisoned by the
| vices and diseases of the whites and all
the rest, but the Victorians would be
very proud dot Of the ,, Siwssh .s could they bu, but
interior. The, Siwash actually live in
houses like white men, wear the garb ot
white men and women, work hard at nu
merous employments, such as salmon
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fishing, salmon canning, smuggling Chi
namen into the United States, carrying
passengers about in their boats and doing
odd Jobs as we'll as many steady ones.
Many Of the Siwash are Christianized
and support very ereditable mission
chapels, and finally one Of the prettiest
and most tastefully dressed and most
ladylike of the passengers on the train
that took me to Vancouver was Siwash
maiden.
Z The most curious thing about the ST.
wash is their habit Of "pot.latching"
their money away after 1t has taken q
lifetime of work and seif-denial to get 1t
or after 1t has been suddenly and luckily
gotten at the end Of long endured pow
erty, ss happened not long ago when one
poor devil sold apiece of land for hand
some sum. The "pot-latch," as they call
1t, 10 Q festival celebrated when man of
the tribe has got large sum of money
and wants to throw It all away. Five
thousand dollars 10 the usual figure which,
viting his friends to "pot-latch." Be-
fore doing 90 he builds large house,
plainly, in the form Of . shed stocks
It wen with liquor, snowy calico and
cloths and blankets, with nice and useful
little knick-knacks like pocket knives
and pipes and ribbons, or Whatever he
knows the Siwash are fond Of. The day
set having arrived all the Siwash for
miles around come to the big new house
and eat, drink and divide the spoils.
When they have gone and the pot-latch
ID over, which may not be until the close
Of q second day, the man who gave the
feast 10 almost % poor as the day he was
born. He has nothing except his roof
and the clothes ON his back. Ali but he
10 richer than ever In another way. He
IL ennobled by his own generosity and
takes high rank above his fellows. He
is apt to work on Just as he did before
the pot-latch, but he need not do so. He
need not do anything. His tribe has be-
come proud Of him and will see that he
never wants.
The Tsimsheans Of the more northerly
coast, including that Of Alaska, and the
once fierce Hydahs Of the islands of the
coast, all celebrate the pot-latch, and l
was very much surprised to find when
got to Tacoma, IN Warrington Territory,
that the Indians there also indulge In the
custom, though many Of them, II ! mis-
take mot, are Flatheads. 1t was while /
was in Tacoma, by the Way, that . very
gifted and obssrvant little lady, Of New
England descent, who has had much to
do With the Chinese q house servants
and peddlers, told me that the language in
which the best conversational progress
can be made with . Chinaman % the "Chi-
nook" or pigeon Indian, with which the
traders talk to the Indians. They under
stand the Indian words far better than
the English 'ones. To say the least, these
are very queer condolences that I mem
tion. Here We find that the Indians
nearest to China look like Chinese, use
the same boats the Chinese nee, and talk
. language which the Chiuamsn family
understands JULIAN RALrH.
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have discovered the origin Of the.
American Indian after mere flying trip
across the continent and day or two
with the Indians during halts here and
there ON the journey. Most persons have
never troubled themselves about the mat
ter ct all, and II asked where the Indians
came from would say they didn't know;
they were found here and possibly they
always were here. But they must have
come from somewhere, whether the Bib
lical account Of the creation of O. man
and woman in Western Asia or the OAR
winian theory Of the development Of man
from the monkeys Of the tropics is true.
How did Adams children get to America,
or, II you prefer to think yourself the
offspring Of monkeys, how did the
monkey man of Darwin get here-if he
was first developed in the old world; or
how did he get there-if he was first
produced herei The favorite theory
about the Indian IL that he came to this
continent by way Of Behring's strait
from Asia, either at time when
the strait was frozen over or when
there was no strait; or that . boat-load
out fishing on the Asiatic coast blew
over in gale one day, and, not being
able to get back, resolved to stop where
they were and people the continent" 90
a. not to be lonely in their new home. I
picked up George Catlin's book about the
Indians the other day, and, to my sur
prise, found that he repudiated this
theory. Not only that, but he says that
he actually spent considerable time
among the people Of the Eastern coast Of
Asia and Of the Aleutian Islands, study
ing the customs, languages, and other
distinctive characteristics Of those peo-
Piles on purpose to prove or disprove
this theory. In his mind he disproved
it-a fact that should be considered of
very great weight, for no man who ever
wrote on the subject knew 90 much as
Cathn did about our aborigines, loved
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them 20 deeply, or was 90 anxious to be-
come the highest authority concerning
them. II he had said that he went to China
to look for the origin Of the red man I
would not write what l am now going to,
but he did not.
Across narrow little channel Of water
beside the city of Victoria, ON Vancou-
vers island, is what 10 called Siwash
reservation. Siwash IL the T'linket
name for man, just - "Klootchman"
b the T'linket name for . woman, but
the whites Ill call the Indians "Siwash,"
20 ! win do the same. A few stout
sweeps Of an oar win bring . whole
family from the reserve into the docks
Of Victoria, and the consequences Il that
one meets very many Indians In the
streets Of that city on every day Of the
wear. They are not clothed like the red
men OF the plains, in blankets, feathers,
moccasins and separated trouser-legs,
but dress like white men, with very much
such rude choices Of clothes and swk-
ward appearance In them = the average
Chinaman presents In our cities. Vic
toria 10 also the seat Of large Chinese
colony. About 5000 Cinnamon live in
the town. and maintain large stores,
theatre and . Joss house there. A many
more from the country around como there
Whenever they have any shopping or
loading 70 do. Therefore the forms and
faces Of Chinamen are familiar sights in
those strsets. The similarity Of the faces
Of fsonae Of the 6iwsah TO certain types Of
Chinese faces struck ne forcibly again
during my stay in viotoria- Again and
again ! said 70 my friend, HDoss not that
Indian look like 8 Chinaman ~ ! knew
the man WAs an Indian either because he
uas With other Indians or because he
vas n hut on the reservation or b.
cspse inquired about him, q the case
might b. ] saw no Siwaah girl OF
woman who looked Ike 8 China woman,
ent on the pesegyetioA I cav aome babies
thet weyo staTtingly Ike Nongolian
babes ~ 3 yule tkees 0iWash did not
look ttko thall bgothers, the Indians Of
~ plains: They were uhortrleeged,
long kodied, brood- -shouldeeod and SaF.
Eowthipped felloWs With Aatta. faoss.
9aQ voro ~ eaxAgo- hooking thap our
!Ao!o99 "a ~ yeco eoop Dug,
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we had gathered up our jugs and rowed
back to the landing, had not only &C
quired new accomplishment-that Of
being good 'jugger for cats"-but had
In addition got good ducking and such
an appetite for breakfast as had not en-
joyed for months. The darkies are ex-
ceedingly fond Of these great Shiny
waterhogs of the Western waters, which
are said to be excellent eating; but un-
fortunately for me the first tasted was
underdone and crouched % bit 1t.
have never tried any since. The Mis-
sissippi catfish is not handsome beast.
A schoolboy's description Of one is terse
and true. He described It as "a great
big blackery, gallery, Shiny mouth, with
Q little iish's tail at the end of it." I do
not know how heavy they will grow, but
have seen specimens that would weigh
100 pounds and over.
HARRY BEARD.
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mannefs and methods prescribed for
that sort of amusement by the
United States army regulations) at
Vidalia, La, . sort Of along-the-road
courthouse settlement, Immediately
opposite Natchez, Miss, on the Missis-
sippi river. One morning I found
myself up, dressed and Of duty before
sunrise, wondering what to do in the
long stretch of time until breakfast.
The mocking birds and the sliding river
seemed about the only things, besides my
self, that were moving, until / heard war
bling, trilling whistle. Everybody knew
that whistle. There was but one whis.
tier like that in Concordia parish, and
that was not mocking bird, but "Zeb,"
the LATEST, most trifling, worthless, good
natured darky in the district My curl
osity was Immediately excited to know
what could possibly have aroused his
lazy bones at such an early hour, so
when he made his appearance coming
up the road, carrying three good-sized
stone jugs in each hand, hailed him:
Hey! Zeb here where are you
goingf Come here"
Then whisting stopped and Zeb came
shutting up very slowly, evidently fear
full that had something for him to do,
and as evidently working his brain to the
extent of its limit in search Of some ex-
cuse or fabrication to avoid doing 1t.
When in answer to my questions he said
he was "gwine juggling foh CATS" I was
considerably mystified, but when I asked
him If he expected me to believe that he
could voodoo any cats into those jugs,
the way that trifling darky laughed
would have made the fortune of any
negro minstrel on the stage.
"De Lor' bress you, Marsa Capten what
you s'pose dis yer Zeb know about voodoo